Government agencies must reject greenwashing attempts of tobacco companies and other health-harming industries, public health advocacy group HealthJustice Philippines said on Saturday, Sept. 20, during the observance of the International Coastal Cleanup Day. Based on several studies, at least 4.5...
The city government of Pasay City, together with the private sector, conducted a cleanup drive along the Libertad Channel and the nearby shores of Manila Bay as part of efforts to address challenges of flooding in Metro Manila. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, the city government, SM Smart...
In celebration of World Oceans Day 2025, SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Supermalls, will once again mobilize thousands of volunteers across the country for its annual Coastal Cleanup Drive, set for June 7, 2025. This year’s theme, “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains...
More than 23,000 volunteers from various organizations and communities across the country recently attended this year’s International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC), an annual event organized by SM in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Local Government...
The International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC) is back for another year and is shaping up to be the biggest one yet, taking place simultaneously on September 21 at 15 different SM Supermalls across the country: SM By the Bay at SM Mall of Asia Complex, SM Tuguegarao Downtown, SM City Tuguegarao, SM City...
President Marcos has encouraged Filipinos, especially the youth, to participate in the nationwide coastal cleanup and conservation activities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos made the call on Monday, Sept. 2, in a video message for the observance of Maritime and...
Senator Cynthia Villar has renewed her call for the public to do their part in safeguarding the oceans and seas for the benefit of everyone who depend on the bounties of the seas. During the International Coastal Clean-up Day or ICC celebration at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Wetland...
BACOLOD CITY – Volunteers received two kilos of rice for every sack of garbage they collected in the coastal cleanup in celebration of the 66th birth anniversary of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Barangay Banago here on Wednesday, September 13. More than 1,000 volunteers joined the...
BORONGAN CITY – A province-wide simultaneous coastal cleanup was conducted in Eastern Samar on Tuesday, May 9, as part of the Month of the Ocean celebration. Eastern Samar Gov. Ben Evardone said Project Kalikasan Linisan Estehanon Aksyon Na (KLEAN) was launched pursuant to Presidential...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 (Caraga) on Thursday, April 13, conducted a cleanup activity and planted mangrove propagules in coastal areas in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. THE Police Regional Office-13 plants mangrove propagules in the coastal areas of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, on...
There is nothing more that the Philippines can do but to disengage after the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected the country's appeal to suspend the drug war probe. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stated this when sought for a comment on the ICC's decision on the sideline of the...
Turns plastic waste into watches Swiss watch brand, Luminox, successfully completed its coastal cleanup project, “Our World, Our Future”. One hundred and 15 sacks of plastic waste were recovered from the beaches of La Union following a four-phase cleanup drive that started in September and...
